After school programs for youth at Minneapolis Public Schools locations
Promoting families healthy growth and development through education, support and community building.
Minneapolis Kids provides year-round, fee-based, school-age childcare for families with youth enrolled in High Five/Minneapolis Kids Jr through 5th grade during the school year (entering grades K-7 during the summer).
Teen Parent Services is dedicated to keeping teen parents on the track to graduation by providing them with parenting education and supports while providing high-quality early childhood education services to their children.
Adult Enrichment Academics
Adult Enrichment Health, Wellness & Safety
Adult Enrichment Writing
Adult Enrichment Yoga & Mind-Body Practices
Adult Aquatics
See the best of our Minneapolis outdoor athletic facilities as we offer summer sports camps for youth. Young athletes will get a taste of a high school field experience. Don’t miss it as it comes through your neighborhood.
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An opportunity to provide a culturally and linguistically specific ECFE experience to families from Afghanistan.
Spend quality time with your child learning and playing together. Parent discussion will examine topics through the lens of fatherhood. Explore the joys and challenges of being a dad.
An opportunity to provide a culturally and linguistically specific ECFE experience to families from India.
Here's your chance to spend some uninterrupted time together participating in toddler-friendly activities that support growth and development.
Give the gift of learning. Gift vouchers can be purchased in a variety of denominations and can be used for most Community Education Youth & Adult Enrichment classes. Some restrictions apply.
NEW TIME: 6-8 PM
In the Anishinaabe 13 Moon System, February is called Suckerfish Moon. Suckerfish Moon is the 11th moon, a time when the ice begins to loosen its hold on the lakes and rivers and the fish return to life beneath the thawing waters. It marks the quiet awakening of Mother Earth, a reminder that renewal begins beneath the surface long before we see it. In this class, participants will prepare a warming Tempary Bean, venison, and kale soup, a recipe inspired by the season’s return of movement and flow. The hearty beans and nourishing greens represent the first signs of vitality after winter’s stillness, while the light broth honors the clarity and renewal of the melting waters. Cedar and peppermint teas accompany the meal, offering grounding and balance for the body’s transition into spring. April shares teachings of the Suckerfish Moon, participants will explore how each dish becomes a
story, a reflection of how the land provides exactly what we need, when we need it.
If the tour is full, please add your name to the waitlist. We will notify you if a spot opens.
April Smith is an enrolled member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. She is also an Indigenous Educator and Facilitator, an Herbalist from Cornell University, a Curriculum Designer, and her work is rooted in Ojibwe cultural education and nutrition, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, and community wellness. With over 16 years of experience designing and facilitating learning experiences for communities and organizations, April brings a unique approach that blends Anishinaabe foodways with modern wellness practices. Her work is grounded in reciprocity, sustainability, and respect for ancestral knowledge. She teaches that food is medicine and that every ingredient has a story, one that connects us all through shared humility and care for Mother Earth. April’s Indigenous Cooking Class Series runs from January 2026 through May 2026, featuring five seasonal classes that celebrate traditional Anishinaabe foods and share how the Anishinaabe people lived by the 13 Moon System. Cooking by the 13 Moons: Indigenous Seasons of Food Series invites participants to rediscover the relationship between food, culture, and the land, an experience that nourishes both body and spirit.
April Smith
